Andrew Huberman· PhD
So if you can stabilize their progesterone during the last half of their luteal phase, and sometimes we would just do it for the entire luteal phase, just put them on a low dose of progesterone, all PMS symptoms vanish.
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So if you can stabilize their progesterone during the last half of their luteal phase, and sometimes we would just do it for the entire luteal phase, just put them on a low dose of progesterone, all PMS symptoms vanish.
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if you put women on progesterone for those seven days those symptoms go away so if you can stabilize their progesterone during the last half of their ludial phase and sometimes we would just do it for the entire luteal phase just put them on a low dose of progesterone all PMS symptoms vanish
what it does is it completely blunts this effect so this effect is still happening but her total levels of progesterone are not nearly as dramatic in the reduction and this tends to ameliorate symptoms
a very simple and effective way to treat it is with a low dose of progesterone that is administered starting at day 21-28 so how does that work so again if a woman who has a fairly regular cycle she'll know when she ovulates and she'll know about a week after ovulation to take a low dose of progesterone typically this is done at about 50 milligrams orally that's just taken for seven days until she has her period
what's the drawback of that approach well from a physiologic perspective none the biggest drawback is just the logistics of having to remember that seven days out of every 28 you have to take progesterone this is an entirely safe thing to do
a very simple and effective way to treat it is with a low dose of progesterone that is administered starting a day 21-28 so how does that work so again if a woman who has a fairly regular cycle she'll know when she ovulates and she'll know about a week after ovulation to take a low dose of progesterone typically this is done at about 50 milligrams orally that's just taken for seven days until she has her period
alternatively women can stretch that out and take progesterone for the entire 14 days following their follicular pardon me following their ovulation